Give your body some love

with a BodyKindness Massage for relaxation or

Sports Massage for conditioning your muscles

So many benefits: read on for more information…

What is a BodyKindness Massage?

This massage is specifically designed to help to reconnect your mind to your body and facilitate deep relaxation.

Many of us live with unhealthy levels of stress that we hold in our bodies. The BodyKindness massage stimulates the vagus nerve that helps the body move out of an anxious place to a more relaxed state. It also promotes relaxation in the muscles through rhythmic massage reminding the body how to relax. Helping your body calm has many physical as well as emotional benefits including better long term health, digestion, less headaches, reduced gut issues and a better sense of general wellbeing.

Whilst one treatment will make you feel fabulous, to get the best long term results from this massage and remind your body how relax by itself, a course of 6 massages over 12 – 16 weeks is highly recommended (if you purchase 6 in advance you get 10% off).

A BodyKindness massage is for anyone who has a busy life but it is also suitable for anyone who is going through something difficult eg exam pressure or relationship issues.

Please note we only take women for massage

What is a sports massage?

Sports massage stretches tight muscles and stimulates inactive muscles, it helps remove trapped toxins, improves circulation and the overall condition of the soft tissue. This is done through manipulation and stretching.  Whilst each massage is bespoke for the individual it usually includes deep tissue massage and passive stretches where the therapist works with the client to maximise muscle health.

You do not have to be an athlete to benefit from this type of massage. Sports massage can help improve posture and benefit those who have sedentary desk jobs as well as those who do manual work such as gardening or a lot of driving. 

Sports massage has been known to reduce tension in muscles, improve circulation, stimulate toxin removal, increase range of motion and help to relax the body with a view to promote more efficient movement and better recovery.  The main benefit of sports massage is improving muscle health which in turn prevents injury.

It is unlikely that you will fall asleep during this massage!  It is usually more stimulating than relaxing and requires interaction throughout to get the maximum benefit but, like all good massage, does ultimately lead to better rest.

Unfortunately, it is beyond the scope of this practice to treat injuries.

Please note we only take women for massage

What can massage do for you?

  • Help relax and release tense muscles

  • Help remove trapped toxins

  • Help relieve every day stress

  • Help to reconnect the mind and the body

  • Help you cope during a stressful season (eg exams or work pressure)

  • Help improve posture

  • Help reduce pain

  • Help improve sleep quality

  • Help release ‘happy’ hormones

  • Help improve muscle health

  • It can increase your energy

  • It lowers blood pressure

  • Helps your body’s immune system

  • Helps release trapped trauma in the body’s memory

  • Helps digestion

It has been said that one hours massage can be as good for your body as 8 hours sleep… I told you massage was more powerful than you think!

All massages are adapted in length and pressure depending on the client’s needs as well as their age.  For 11 – 18 year olds we offer a 40 minute treatment that can include learning some quick self-help coping techniques.  Treatments for under 18’s require a parent or carer present throughout the session.  The treatment is only effective if the client feels safe, so for younger clients it may help to bring a cuddly toy, blanket or something familiar that gives them comfort at least to the first session.